To the south, troops landed at the base of an al-Qaeda stronghold and literally within a minute of being dropped off began taking sporadic fire as they moved to cover. The fire was actually from a Canadian Forces anti-tank and machine-gun exercise, which was taking place on a former Taliban firing range. Afghanistan's aviation and tourism minister. Sunday, November 10: As part of an international effort in Afghanistan, work began on rebuilding a major highway. After the first 10 minutes, al-Qaeda fighters left their caves and well-fortified positions to dump a heavy volume of fire onto the 10th Mountain Division. 21 June 1963. They had flown back and forth between Herat or Mashad, Iran and Ghor almost every day for five months, distributing 6,400 metric tons of food and seeds to more than 460,000 Afghans. The battalions, one Army and two Marine, are already in the U.S. Central Command area of operations, and they are expected to arrive in Kabul within "24 to 48 hours," Kirby said. The U.S. Congress passed legislation that calls for $2.3 billion over four years in reconstruction funds for Afghanistan, plus another $1 billion to expand the, Nine 107mm rockets were fired at the U.S. military base near, Two rockets were fired at the U.S. airfield near. . units of the Armed Forces of the United States for exceptionally meritorious service in pursuit of . "And Dan runs at him and starts shooting which broke all of us into the reality because it was surreal.". Time and time again, the 101st has kept that rendezvous and in so doing, acquired a proud history. Meanwhile, on 7 March and early on 8 March, U.S. troops came under fire in the southern sector. Platoon leader Lieutenant Shane Owens unit was forced into a hasty defense position from its original task of blocking the northern end of the valley. July 1, 2005 / 7:16 AM / CBS/AP. June 26. In 2020 the German Parliament has extended the Afghanistan mission for the last time. A senior U.S. official said an Afghan government defense commission, made up of Afghan officials and warlords, agreed to build up the country's army to 70,000 troops over the next two years. forces step up attacks; Paul Haven, Army: Major Anaconda Fighting Over,, Abdul Mateen Hassankheil quoted in Charles Clover, Afghan rivalries blamed for US defeat,, Eric Schmitt and Thom Shanker, Retreat of Afghan Allies Forced G.I.s to Take Lead in Fighting,, Jonathan Ewing, Mud, Cold and Shells: A Trench-Level View of the War in Afghanistan,, Gerry J. Gilmore, Anaconda Battle Plan Sound, Franks Says,, Hauser and Millership, Mountain battle ranges.. During November the U.S. military reported 60 attacks on their forces, up from 5 in July.[29]. Tuesday, April 2: In Kabul, Pakistani President General Pervez Musharraf met with Afghanistan's interim leader Hamid Karzai, in the first visit by a Pakistani leader in more than 30 years. But local Pashtuns have complained his forces have looted and oppressed them. Schmidt's defense also blamed the fog of war. Denmark announced that a March 6 blast that killed two German and three Danish soldiers "could have been avoided if everyone had respected the safety procedures." Daniel L. Douville, 33, of Harvey, Louisiana, assigned to the 96th Civil Engineer Squadron, Eglin Air Force Base, Florida , died June 26 in Helmand Province . Friday, August 23: The Czech Defense Ministry announced that some of the Czech troops currently stationed in Kuwait will be deployed in Afghanistan at the request of allies. The flag had been originally approved by the 1964 constitution as Afghanistan's national emblem but had not flown over government offices in Kabul since the Taliban took over in the early 1990s. Tuesday, February 26: Accompanied by a strong 36-member delegation, which includes Foreign Minister Abdullah, Afghanistan interim head Hamid Karzai arrived in New Delhi, India to discuss efforts underway for rehabilitation and reconstruction. They were followed in February 2002 by an infantry battle group (approximately 1,200 troops), sent to the southern Afghan province of Kandahar as part of a United States Army task force searching for . . Argent will develop a billing system for the GSM mobile network set up in June by the Afghan Wireless Communication Company, a joint venture between Telephone Systems International and the Afghan Ministry of Communications. MCCLL note: Units operating in other areas of Afghanistan have stated that 29 Palms is not necessarily the best training terrain for the mountainous regions of eastern and northern Afghanistan. As the armor column reached the battle zone on 9 March, driving winds and snow forced al-Qaeda holdouts to retreat into their caves. U.S. soldiers who were inside the air base, also came under fire. The Tajiks were tasked with helping drive hidden Taliban snipers and fighters from the valley villages of Sher Khan Khel, Babal Khel, and Marzak.39. It was originally reported that they were ambushed. Steven Quayle spoke of an occurrence, still classified by the US Government, in his popular Radio Show "Coast to Coast": the events allegedly happened in 2002 on a desert part of the Afghanistan, when a U.S. Army squad went missing. At 0600, 2 March 2002, 125 men from the 1/87th Infantry Regiment and three CH-47 helicopters arrived. In November 2002, a Danish-German report would conclude that the explosives experts did not follow safety regulations while disarming two of the missiles. 22 weeks of One Station Unit Training, which includes . And even if he did, turning, descending, and decelerating was an unreasonable reaction. With local terrorist forces severely hurt, U.S. forces repositioned. Saturday, November 9: U.S. helicopters broke up a gun battle between Kuchis and local government forces over a land dispute. Staff Sgt. Monday, November 25 A 15-man U.S. special forces patrol seized a large cache of heavy weapons and armored vehicles near Bamyan. Thursday, May 30: Two C-130 Hercules used to airlift food to Ghor Province in central Afghanistan during the winter returned to their African base. . India announced it would send 124 more busses to Afghanistan in addition to the 50 that it had already sent. Tuesday, November 5: A rocket or mortar was fired at a U.S. Army Special Forces base in Gardez, but caused no injuries. Saturday, March 2: In an incident of friendly fire, U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer Stanley Harriman, of the Third Special Forces Group, and two Afghans were killed by a U.S. AC-130 gunship that mistook their convoy for enemies. The troops were at Tarnak Farms, a former al-Qaeda training area near Kandahar that allied forces had begun using as a practice range. Scattered groups, numbering as many as 20 members, including some family members, holed up in a 3,000-yearold complex of mountain tunnels, caves, and crannies. The meetings take place despite U.S. accusations of Iran's inclusion in U.S. President George W. Bush's "axis of evil". Afghan President Hamid Karzai said he would "take care of this issue personally.". Nineteen-year-old U.S. Army Pfc. At 0930 hours on 19 September 1994, 1st Battalion, 87th Infantry and 2nd Bn 22 Infantry conducted the Army's first air assault from aircraft carrier. One grenade bounced off the helicopter and did not explode, but apparently the small arms fire damaged the helicopters hydraulic system.17 The Chinook managed to fly a short distance before making a forced landing. Randy Watt led a group of the US soldiers to search the compound, in the belief that everybody had been killed. Thursday, March 21: UNICEF completed a "Back to school" project, providing thousands of basic packs for the schools, students and teachers in Afghanistan. The mission involved about 2,000 coalition troops, including more than 900 Americans, 200 U.S. Special Forces and other troops, and 200 special operations troops from Australia, Canada, Denmark, Germany, France, Norway, New Zealand, and Afghan allies. The . [9][10][11] In testimony it was revealed that Schmidt and Umbach were told by their superiors to use "go pills" on their missions, and the airmen blamed the incident on the drugs. A U.S. special forces soldier was shot in the leg when his unit came under fire on a road outside, Two 107mm rockets exploded before dawn within 500 meters of, Pakistan turned over to U.S. forces 25 suspected, An emergency cabinet meeting was called by Afghan President. TASK FORCE-AFGHANISTAN 26 March 2002 to 1 February 2006 GO 2009-15 1. A U.S. soldier is shot in the face in Kandahar by an unknown assailant. Steven Quayle spoke of an occurrence which is still classified by the US Government in his popular Radio Show "Coast to Coast:" The events allegedly happened in 2002 in a desert part of Afghanistan, when a U.S. Army squad went . CSM (Unknown) Frank quoted in John F. Burns, Saying Battle is Reaching End, U.S. ; David Wood, Outnumbered U.S. force rakes al-Qaida forces,, Jim Garamone, Allies Aggressive in Fight Against Al Qaeda, Taliban,, Elliott Minor, Air Force Airman Killed in Afghanistan Remembered for Devoting His Life to Helping Others,, John F. Burns, U.S. Major General F.L. Sunday, February 3: In Gardez, Afghanistan, Afghan and United Nations mediators, joined by U.S. officials, extracted a conditional cease-fire agreement from Bacha Khan and Padshah Khan. The Defense Department is sending three . HEADQUARTERS, COMBINED JOINT TASK FORCE-76, . Wednesday, 1 May 2002, A U.S. Green Beret was wounded near Bagram. This was a significant part of the defense of the two pilots. U.S. officials said they believed the villages were legitimate targets, but Afghan authorities said that 48 civilians were killed and 117 were injured at a wedding party. Wednesday, November 6: The Hague announced that the Netherlands will join Germany in taking over command of the U.N. security force inAfghanistan in mid-February 2003. The border guard was taken into custody. Wednesday, November 13: 2,000 students assembled outside the gates of Kabul University, refusing to attend lessons until their demands for improved accommodation and justice for those who died in recent protests were met. The Marines of the 3rd Battalion, 5th Regiment, known as the "Darkhorse" Battalion, have suffered the worst casualty rate of any Marine unit in the Afghan war. Friday, November 29: Australia announced it would contribute $1 million towards a project to help Afghanistan restore production of wheat and maize. Monday, August 5: U.S. Special forces kill two people after coming under fire near Asadabad. "I am rolling in in self-defense", he said. Silver Cross Mother Proud of Son Nathan's Accomplishments. Some rounds came within 30 meters of Butlers troops. The Canadians were firing anti-tank and machine-gun rounds horizontally, not vertically in a way that would have threatened the two F-16s. He was supposed to roll in. I was just surprised at the intensity of what I saw on the valley floor.12 Sergeant First Class (SFC) Thomas Abbott, whose right arm was injured by shrapnel, added, Ive never been so scared in my life. Thursday, November 28: To date, U.N.-monitored disarmament commissions collected more than 6,000 small arms and 30 tanks in the northeast ofAfghanistan since the start of the disarmament plan on November 10. About 400 U.S. troops returned to Bagram Air Base on 9 March; however, within hours of the withdrawal of one-third of the 1,200 U.S. troops involved in the 8-day-old operation, B-52 bombers had to return to the area.42, Some Afghan commanders in Gardez and Kabul asserted that the United States may have made the mistake of relying on a select few local commanders who gave wrong estimates of enemy troop numbers, then backed out on pledges to assist in the battle. It makes them no less noble, no less brave, no less willing to get out and engage our common enemy, and General Zia has, make no mistake about it. Bacha Khan and the other Pashtun commanders insisted that they had enough firepower to defeat the al-Qaeda holdouts without the central governments help or interference.40. I think that is entirely possible. . The largest unit to deploy was the 548th Supply and Services Battalion with approximately 1,000 Soldiers. Saturday, November 16: A remote-control 107mm rocket landed nearly a mile (1.6km) from the U.S. base near Gardez at around 8 p.m. Sunday, November 17 The United Nations investigated alleged human rights abuses by Uzbek warlord Abdul Rashid Dostum. Zaps Al Qaeda Guides U.S. firepower at jeering enemy,, Rowan Scarborough, Military officers criticize rush to use ground troops,, Pamela Hess, U.S. This page was last edited on 7 September 2022, at 08:20. The former Afghan government's elite commandos may be joining the British Army. Saturday, February 23: Two rockets are fired at the U.S. base in Kandahar, but don't inflict any damage.[3]. Umbach cautioned his wing man to wait, as well. Forces Gain Edge in Afghan Attack,, Diggers in heavy Afghan fighting, Australian Associated Press (AAP) via. The forces were helping an Afghan policeman who had been fired on when two attackers in civilian clothing opened fire on the U.S. forces with, Eight people fired on U.S. special forces 2 miles (3km) north of, U.S. paratroopers swept through four areas in northeast of, Unidentified attackers fired four rockets toward the U.S. airfield in. We thought when morning came they were going to do a ground assault. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Monday, May 20: Japan extended its logistics support for the U.S.-led anti-terrorism campaign in and around Afghanistan for another six months. Sunday June 1: U.S. troops kill a suspected enemy fighter near Lwara.[9]. Tuesday, April 9: A joint program between UNHCR and Iran encouraging repatriation of Afghan refugees went into effect. Lieutenant Colonel Craig Fisher: There were no "significant departures from flight discipline". You save your resources from attrition to make sure you stay in power when its all over.46 Hagen-beck and Wiercinski said they did not know Zias experience or background, but commanders who had worked with Zia before had spoken highly of him.47, Other U.S. officers theorized that someone leaked the plan of attack to the enemy. Items of concern included military operations, landmines, banditry, armed rivalry among political and tribal groups. Saturday, February 9: Hamid Karzai, head of the Afghan interim government, appointed Maulvi Zia-ul-haq Haqyar and Sayed Ikramuddin Masoomi as the new governors of Baghlan and Takhar provinces in northern Afghanistan. I am a well recognized Consultant to the US Military, Law Enforcement . The launcher weighs approximately 22 pounds, with each round of . U.S. soldiers of B company, 4th Infantry Regiment patrol in Baylough in Zabul province, southeastern Afghanistan on April 1 . There were lots of weapons, mortar tubes. . This is not surprising given the nations culture.48, Several U.S. soldiers heaped derision on Zia, painting a picture of a well-prepared opposition that made ample use of advanced weaponry. In all, the military is sending three infantry battalionsabout 3,000 troops to Afghanistan. . Harrison (Brandon) Morgan is an active duty Army infantry officer. Traveling with Karzai were Afghan Ministers of Foreign Affairs Abdullah, Immigration Affairs Enayatullah Nazari, Commerce Sayed Mustafa Kazemi, Transport Sultan Hamid Sultan, Information and Culture Rahim Makhdoom, Agriculture Sayed Hussein Anwari, and Rural Development Abdul Malik Anwar. Thursday, November 14: Construction began on a key highway connecting Kandahar to Spinboldak, Pakistan. Operation Anaconda began before dawn on 2 March 2002. ", "US pilots face trial for Canadian "friendly fire" deaths in Afghanistan", "Military releases names of 'friendly fire' victims", Air Force scientists battle aviator fatigue, "2002 Memorial (Silver) Cross Mother Mrs. Doreen Coolen", "Here Is What Canada's Kandahar PRT Camp Nathan Smith Looks Like Today", "2004 Memorial (Silver) Cross Mother - Mrs. Agatha Dyer", "Fallen soldiers honoured during emotional ceremony on Edmonton bridge", "2005 Memorial (Silver) Cross Mother Mrs. Claire Lger", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tarnak_Farm_incident&oldid=1108980942. The al-Qaeda were familiar with the area and had all the low ground in the valley already zeroed in with their mortars, so it did not take long for them to bracket the 10ths mortar and cause the first injuries. The M3 has enjoyed success with units such as the 25th Infantry, 10th Mountain and 82nd Airborne divisions in Afghanistan. The history of the 101st Airborne Division was activated began on 16 August 1942 at Camp Claiborne, Louisiana. [27], Wednesday October 23 Mortar fire is directed at a U.S. encampment in Asadabad.[28]. The terrain is rugged, and the peaks have many spurs and ridges. Between 2014 and 2020, Wisconsin National Guard engineer units deployed to Afghanistan to clear roadside bombs from military roads, deconstruct forward operating bases and recover military equipment, and improve facilities and complete essential construction projects. During the Article 32 hearing, five F-16 pilots testified, including one who had led the US Board of Inquiry. Saturday, February 16: The first attack on International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) soldiers since their initial deployment in Afghanistan on December 22, 2001, occurred when a post in Kabul came under attack before dawn. Troops Say Afghans Failed Them,, Gannon, U.S. The commissions covered the provinces of Baghlan, Badakhshan, Kunduz and Takhar. Spectre AC-130 gunships dumped 105millimeter fire into mujahideen positions while Apaches shot up enemy vehicles moving toward the fight along the narrow mountain roads twisting up steep valleys. The night curfew in Kabul was lifted for the first time in 23 years. Four schools in Vardak Province were attacked the previous week in a deliberate and systematic attempt to stop parents from sending their daughters to school. Thinking Umbach was under attack, Schmidt asked flight control permission to fire his 20mm cannons, to which flight control replied "hold fire." Monday, June 24: U.S. forces fire mortars and call in close air support after coming under rocket fire near Jalalabad. Colonel David C. Nichols: A reasonably prudent F-16 pilot might have done the same thing. You wear his shoes that he has worn for five months in this battlefield.52, An unnamed senior USAF officer, quoted in the Washington Times, criticized U.S. tactics in the battle of Shah-i-Khot.53 He asserted that commanders should have used air strikes for days or weeks, allowing precision-guided bombs and AC-130 howitzers to pummel the caves and compounds. Initial wire service reports were vague and confusing since few reporters accompanied the troops into combat. Captured documents indicate Russia has developed a new solution to the problems revealed a year ago when the BTG (Battalion Task Group) system that Russia expanded since the 1980s was a major failure in combat. Meanwhile, a joint unit from the Army and Air Force . Sends Troops Back to Base, NYT, 11 March 2002. Wednesday, November 20 Australian Prime Minister John Howard said that Australia would begin withdrawing its 150 commandos from Afghanistan later that month. Diego Antolini THE WITNESS Steven Quayle spoke of an occurrence, still classified by the US Government, in his popular Radio Show "Coast to Coast": the events allegedly happened in 2002 on a desert part of the Afghanistan, when a U.S. Army squad went missing. Schmidt's testimony at his Article 32 hearing was that he believed his flight leader, Umbach, was under attack. Al-Qaeda and Taliban leaders must have smelled blood, because the shift in U.S. tactics drew masses of them out of hiding and into combat. Eight people were wounded. Major John Milton: A reasonable fighter pilot could have believed he was trapped in a threat envelope and had no choice but to drop a bomb. Tuesday, November 12: Hundreds of Kabul University students marched in protest against the killing of four of their colleagues in a demonstration the previous evening. Two Australian SAS teams, calling air strikes against the ring of attackers, saved the rescue group that was under intense fire from mortars, machine guns, and small arms. Joint Task Force 1 / 1st Cavalry Division (Maj. Gen. J.T. Sunday, February 24: Afghan interim leader Hamid Karzai arrived in Tehran, Iran to meet with reformist President Mohammad Khatami and his government and to exchange views on regional issues, including the future of Afghan refugees. When the enemy reemerged to taunt the U.S. soldiers, the mortar rounds detonated over their heads and sprayed them with shrapnel. Major General Stephen T. Sargeant: A reasonable pilot never would have believed that the fire on the ground was a threat to his flight. The unit, based out of Camp Lejeune, consisted of three infantry companies, a weapons company, and a headquarters and services company. The following lists events that happened during 2002 in Afghanistan. 's Scour Old Qaeda Base, but Find Little", "DefenseLink News Article: Enemy Forces Fire on U.S. Police fired into the air and used water cannons to break up the march. Monday, February 4: Yacine Akhnouche and two others were arrested near Paris. Vietnam/Indochina - December 22, 1961, through May 7, 1975 Previously, all U.S. military operation had focused strictly on Taliban and al-Qaeda forces. Many of the poorer students, who lived in the troubled dormitory, were from areas dominated by ethnic Pashtuns, while the university was dominated by ethnic Tajiks. Eventually, mechanical attrition took its toll on the aging armored vehicles as they made the 60mile drive from Kabul. Initial war plans for Iraq had an initial American invasion force of about 130,000 soldiers and Marines, which would drop quickly to as few as 30,000 to 50,000 by the end of 2003. 5. The United States said a plane had come under attack from people on the ground, although no anti-aircraft weapons were found. 4 mccll/pad/v7_0 7 Friday, February 8: Pakistan President Gen. Pervez Musharraf and Afghan interim leader Hamid Karzai agreed to cooperate on a proposed Trans-Afghanistan Pipeline project to transport natural gas from Central Asia to Pakistan via Afghanistan. As the F15s neared the caves, Butler ordered his own men to fire their 60-millimeter mortars. Once they sit down, D'Angelo turns to the new guy, Pvt. As another unnamed senior officer rightly observed, No tactical plan ever survives the first encounter with the enemy. He commissioned from the United States Military Academy in May 2013. It was built in the desert on the outskirts of Kandahar to house about 60,000 refugees who had been living on Pakistani border. [18], August 1826: During Operation Mountain Sweep, 2,000 U.S. and Afghan troops detain 10 suspects, they come under fire twice but sustain no casualties. On April 20, 1960 the unit was deactivated at Fort Riley, Kansas, and on Oct. 23, 1963 the unit was reconstituted as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Infantry Division (Forward) and . A small ridgeline separated the landing zone from the source of fire. Both units ran into heavy resistance. The new combined arms units contain fewer than a hundred troops and about a dozen tanks and other armored vehicles. He pointed to the mid-December 2001 Tora Bora air campaign as a successful template, but he failed to mention that many al-Qaeda and Taliban leaders had slithered away during that period. In his official apology to the family and friends of the dead and injured Canadians, Schmidt stated: I believed at the time that my flight lead's transmission to 'check master arm, check laser arm,' indicated he concurred with my decision that the situation required self-defense.[6]. Wednesday, August 28: U.S. Special forces kill an armed man who displayed "hostile intent" near Lwara.[20]. Monday, February 11: Interim Afghan leader Hamid Karzai met with United Arab Emirates President His Highness Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan. Twenty-two seconds later, he reported a direct hit. When allied troops searched the snow-covered mountains for caves and other signs of al-Qaeda fighters, they found several 57-millimeter recoilless rifles, an 82-millimeter mortar, some documents, and night-vision goggles identical to U.S. models. Activated in 1915, as the 173rd Infantry Brigade, the unit saw service in World War II but is best known for its actions during the Vietnam War. He was around an 1100 pound guy.". Friday, December 27: In the Gardez District of Afghanistan, five people were killed and six wounded when guests at a wedding party fired a rocket propelled grenade into the air, only to have it land nearby and explode. In the south, 82 men on the other two CH-47s arrived at two landing zones separated by about 400 meters. Sgt. Sgt. Theyre not an American military force. The deaths were the first of Canada's war in Afghanistan, and the first in a combat zone since the Korean War.[1]. As of 2 March 2002, Operation Anaconda was the largest combat operation in Afghanistan of the War on Terrorism that began after the attack on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon on 11 September 2001. An A-10 fighter jet dropped a single bomb on the suspected launch site. [4], Sunday, April 14: A U.S. airbase is attacked by two RPGS. 1st Class Nathan Ross Chapman of San Antonio, Texas, was killed in an ambush in eastern Afghanistan, the first U.S. soldier to die by hostile fire. The Tarnak Farm incident refers to the killing, by an American Air National Guard pilot, of four Canadian soldiers and the injury of eight others from the 3rd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry Battle Group (3PPCLIBG) on the night of April 17, 2002, near Kandahar, Afghanistan. Jessica Lynch, missing since March 23 after an Iraqi ambush near Nasiriya, is rescued. Their Afghan interpreter also was injured. Brig Kamal Alam and Colonel Anwars Criticism of Chawinda and A.H Amin's Reply Defence Journal January 2002. April 17, 2016 at 6:19 p.m. EDT. Journal of Military Learning Submission Guide, Future Warfare Writing Program Submission Guidelines, 290 Stimson Ave. Fort Leavenworth, Kansas 66027 Contact Us | 913-684-2127. The 750 mile (1,200km) route, which runs fromKabul through Kandahar and then to Herat, was built in the 1960s with U.S. funds, but devastated during the 1980s Soviet occupation and the civil war that followed. Thousands of people gathered outside a police station in the Dasht-e Barchi district of Kabul, Afghanistan after claims that a policeman tried to kidnap a woman there. Monday, February 25: The first units of a new Afghan army started training in Kabul. I dont know how much we paid him, but Ill shoot him myself. Elsewhere, U.S. Special forces soldiers accompanied by 40 Afghan soldiers called in close air support after coming under attack near Skhin. In 1942 it was reorganized and redesignated as the 98th Reconnaissance Troop (less 3rd Platoon) and ordered into Federal service. U.S. forces respond with small arms and mortar fire, and called in airstrikes. Temperatures hovered near 15 to 20 degrees Fahrenheit.3. In a sign of improved Tehran-Kabul ties, Afghanistan honored the appeal, but said the flow would only be temporary. After the two sides exchanged fire with light machine-guns and rocket-propelled grenades for two hours, the American helicopters attacked the gunmen's positions on cliffs surrounding Kikara village, near Khost, Afghanistan. I think weve seen it in the past. Sunday, November 3: A rocket exploded 500 meters from a U.S. base in Deh Rahwod District in Uruzgan Province, Afghanistan. "Let's just make sure that it's, that it's not friendlies, is all", he said. . Acting on tips 400 U.S. troops raided Naray and nearby Kot Kalay. Later, a car at a nearby house was discovered riddled with bullets. Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) is a large military operation, being carried . Bertha A. Flores/U.S. Further, at no time prior to our mission on 17 April 2002 were we briefed of a live-fire exercise at Tarnak Farms or in the vicinity of Kandahar. 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